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Australia: Senator David Shoebridge, from the Australian Greens Party, has announced that the federal parliament is going to hold the vote on the
US - Texas: A number of bills have been introduced that would expand the medical cannabis programme in Texas. Senate Bill (SB) 170
US - Texas: House Bill (HB) 1113, which would control the production and regulation of hemp in Texas, has been introduced. The bill would
US - Texas: A number of bills have been introduced relating to recreational cannabis. House Bill (HB) 1208 would legalise recreational cannabis and establish a
Lithuania: In Lithuania, the Cannabis Hub.LT 2024 conference exhibition gathered fibre hemp growers, processors and scientists from Lithuania and beyond, media reports. Among
Czech Republic: As announced by minister of justice Pavel Blažek, the government has approved a significant criminal law reform, media reports. Key changes include
New Zealand: The sublingual Helius THC27:CBD25 Full Spectrum Spray has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum quality standard required to be supplied in
Poland: Members from the Polish Parliamentary Committee on Petitions have requested, through a motion, that the prime minister decriminalise cannabis, press reports. The motion proposes
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which
Portugal: The National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed) has withdrawn several CBD products by the brand Drasanvi from the market. According to the
Germany: Last week, the Bundestag’s Committee on Agricultural Policy and Consumer Protection, Committee on Internal Affairs, Legal Affairs Committee, and Finance Committee published
Brazil: The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) exceeded its powers when it banned the sale of medical cannabis-based products
US - Ohio: Senate Bill (SB) 326, which would ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Ohio, has been introduced. SB 326
Sweden: The government has notified two bills (2024/0596/SE and 2024/0597/SE), which aim to classify several cannabinoids as narcotics, to the European Commission’s TRIS
Poland: Yesterday (7th November), a regulation amending the prescription regime of cannabis entered into force. The regulation has added medical cannabis to the list of substances
Germany: Yesterday (6th November), following the dismissal of the finance minister, Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), by chancellor Olaf Scholz,
US - South Dakota: South Dakota voters rejected measure 29, which would have legalised recreational cannabis in the state, with 57% casting ballots in
US - Nebraska: Nebraska voters supported a pair of statutory initiatives to legalise medical cannabis and establish regulations for the industry, with 71%
US - Florida: Amendment 3, which would have legalised recreational cannabis in the state, failed to get the required 60% voter support. The initiative
Switzerland: The Federal Department of Home Affairs is amending Annex 6 of the Narcotics List Ordinance to include synthetic cannabinoids. Industrial and scientific use is excluded. Substances
Ukraine: The government has regulated the procedure for obtaining quotas for the circulation of medical cannabis for 2025, the Ministry of Health reports. The
US - Federal: Today, voters in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota will vote on ballot initiatives to legalise recreational cannabis in their states while those in Nebraska will vote
Germany: The cannabis club in Ganderkesee, Lower Saxony, has made its first distribution of recreational cannabis to its members, press reports. Since the regulation
Ukraine: According to deputy health minister Maryna Slobodnichenko, medical cannabis is not currently cultivated or imported in Ukraine, media reports. While the regulatory
Germany: The city of Hanover, in cooperation with the city of Frankfurt, signed a letter of intent for a pilot project for the controlled sale
Australia: The expert consultation report “Medicinal Cannabis and Driving in Victoria” has recommended that patients under treatment with medical cannabis should no longer lose
Lithuania: Lithuania has notified to the European Commission Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) database the draft law amending the law on hemp grown for fibre.
Lithuania: Lithuania has notified to the European Commission Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) database the draft law amending the Law on the Control of Narcotic
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) board of directors has approved the prescription of cannabis-based products for veterinary use. Qualified veterinarians can prescribe registered
US - Arizona: The Arizona Dispensaries Association (ADA) has announced that starting 1st November 2024, the state will begin to allow recreational cannabis deliveries. Previously,
UK: The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) – an advisory body that makes recommendations to the government on drug-related issues
Ireland: The Oireachtas (Irish parliament) Committee on Drug Use has recommended the decriminalisation of consumption and possession of cannabis for personal use in small quantities
Pakistan: On 31st October, the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) will hold a meeting of its implementation committee for the agriculture sector to
EU: The European Commission has opened for feedback two initiatives that aim to abolish hemp notifications to reduce the administrative burden for EU member states. The
US - Federal: Vice-president Kamala Harris has shared a list of her key priorities for what she hopes to accomplish if elected into
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which
Costa Rica: On 18th October the regulations to law 10113, which regulated the medical and industrial use of cannabis, were published in the
Australia: Medical cannabis prescriptions have reached an all-time high in the country, press reports. Around 300,000 prescriptions have been granted in Australia since it
Czech Republic: Last week, president Petr Pavel signed the proposal to regulate hemp extracts with HHC and with a THC content of up to 1%, among
EU: The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), in conjunction with Europol, presented a study on the challenges and risks the emergence of semi-synthetic
Costa Rica: Pharmacies will start selling the first medical cannabis products in January 2025, press reports. According to Thomas McCullen, executive director of the
US - Georgia: The Georgia Department of Agriculture has published a notice of intent to amend and adopt hemp product rules. Under a proposed rule that is
France: A group of deputies from the far-right party Rassemblement National (National Front) has proposed an amendment to the Finance Bill 2025 to
US - Arkansas: The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the state’s “Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024”, stating that any vote for the proposed amendment would
Germany: An amendment to the authorisation requirement for medical cannabis was published in the Federal Gazette. The amendment was previously approved by the German
India: In Himachal Pradesh, a state in the north of the country, a pilot project has been launched to explore cannabis cultivation. This
Panama: The minister of health, Fernando Boyd Galindo, has said that the implementation of the legal framework for medical cannabis could take place in
Thailand: Surachoke Tangwiwat, secretary-general of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), provided some details on the proposed regulation on cannabis extracts on Friday
India: The Punjab and Haryana High Court was told in a hearing on the issue of wild cannabis in the states of Punjab,
